Essays on Loneliness Page 2

The poem “Not Waving but Drowning” by Steve Smith showcases the notion that the poet is not consistently the lyrical voice in a poem. This statement emphasizes the significance of engaging the reader in the depicted situation within the poem. Consequently, “Not Waving but Drowning” utilizes various voices, figurative language, and multiple interpretations to reconstruct…

Toni Morrison Sula is a novel that has a subject about the nature of immorality. The narrative follows the lives of two black female friends who present differing positions on immorality. On one manus, we have society conventional position of immorality represented by the character of Nel and besides seen in the Bottoms disapproval of…

Super-Toys Last All Summer Long Brian Aldiss Super-Toys Last All Summer Long is a short story by Brian Aldiss. The text unfolds by telling the story of what would seem to be an ordinary family at first. We then start to realize that the story is about a rich couple in an overcrowded world, who…

Edwin Arlington Robinson frequently explores the distress and profound difficulties encountered by individuals throughout their lives in his poetry. This recurring motif is evident in his works such as “Richard Cory,” “Miniver Cheevy,” and “Mr. Flood’s Party.” Loneliness, the consequences of excessive alcohol consumption, and suicide commonly emerge as key concerns in his verses. It…

During the 1920s, the United States underwent an economic boom. People eagerly adopted opulent lifestyles, mistakenly assuming that wealth would bring them joy. This era also witnessed the enactment of alcohol prohibition and the empowerment of women. Consequently, parties, drinking, and liberated women became synonymous with affluence. Simultaneously, those in lower social classes tirelessly pursued…

The Drover’s wife, by Hanry Lawson, expresses about a poor drover family, which the wife with four children lived apart from her husband. One night there was a snake in the partition of her house. To deal with this situation, she let her children sleep in the kitchen, but she stayed awake with Alligator, a…

In the book Of Mice and Men each character is in some way is deserving of sympathy even if it is only a little. George is deserving of sympathy because he has to spend all his time looking after Lennie, and has no proper life of his own. He told Lennie “How it was gonna…

‘The Hunchback in the park,’ was a poem written by Thomas based on reality. When he was a boy, he used to go to the park, and always would see this lonely old man, whom he then wrote this poem about. The poet has looked at the theme of isolation in a intriguing way, solely…

‘Of mice and men’ is a tale of loneliness and hardship felt by the people living in America during the 1930’s. Written by John Steinbeck and published in 1937, it tells the heartbreaking story of two ranch workers during the depression; George Milton and Lennie Small. At the time America was very poor, with a…

The average twentieth century man’s goal was, in a way, to live alone. The era was an age of growing wealth and exploration for the nation. For the first time, it was common for young men to leave their families and the places they grew up and were familiar with. They traded these locations in…